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Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is fun. It's meant to be a casual version of the 'Epic Space Game', and succeeds. You fly around and have adventures and collect stuff and random encounterize until your time runs out. There are mods for it which are also fun, and one in particular that I enjoyed that added a 'Major Quest' for those that need more direction in their lives. I don't remember the name of the mod at the moment.
It's usually a lot more than a dollar. It also has perty music.

Gamersgate has their second week of holiday deals up. Of particular note is their indie "space suit" bundle, whose $4 price tag is more than justified solely by the presence of the outstanding Hegemony: Gold.

apart from geometry wars, about which I was wondering why I hadn't bought it already, what jumps out at me in that steam big picture sale is Sine Mora. I heard good things about it, what's the opinion of the RPS community on it?

apart from geometry wars, about which I was wondering why I hadn't bought it already, what jumps out at me in that steam big picture sale is Sine Mora. I heard good things about it, what's the opinion of the RPS community on it?

Seems like a perfect candidate for the Big Picture feature IMO. There's a demo available on Steam.

Hmm. I've never played anything like this, but Armchair General says it's got a good tutorial system. Sold, I think; will see how I feel in the morning.

It's a good game, but ultimately too stressful for me. I wish there was more possibility for static defenses and your units' AI was a bit cleverer. As it is, you have to micromanage your stuff all the time and if I want that, I can just play some Starcraft (I don't play Starcraft anymore).

It's a good game, but ultimately too stressful for me. I wish there was more possibility for static defenses and your units' AI was a bit cleverer. As it is, you have to micromanage your stuff all the time and if I want that, I can just play some Starcraft (I don't play Starcraft anymore).

Yeah, you can pause it so it's not a twitch game in that sense but the amount of harrasment that occurs ensures it would be if you wern't able to pause it. There's rarely a moment to breathe and consolidate, it's pretty much just endless challenge, it's not about the more sedate pleasures of empire building. I feel like there are games which require as much investment which give a far greater reward, it's pretty hardcore. It's also symptomatic of the "me" agaisnt the world stategy game variety which I find a lot less appealiing to a one with good diplomacy and relational mechanics.

Has some really good ideas though, it's defintiley worth it for the asking price if you're into serious strategy.